SWECO plans new satellite town in China

SWECO will prepare the master plan for a new commercial district in Tianjin New Town, a mix-used development 120 km southeast of Beijing. The client is Tianjin Real Estate Development Group.

Tianjin is one of China’s fastest-growing industrial centres for petroleum, aircraft manufacture, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Tianjin New Town district is being created to accommodate the city’s growth and ongoing development. SWECO FFNS will design the structure of the city core and the new commercial district for a population of 50,000 people on an area of 9 square kilometres. “SWECO FFNS has been active in the Chinese market since 2001, and we have continued to win assignments there and contribute to the country’s development. We have focused on building strong relationships and have established ourselves as a strong international architecture company and a reliable partner,” says Jan Mattsson, Managing Director of SWECO FFNS. The client is Tianjin Real Estate Development Group, one of the largest property developer in Tianjin. SWECO FFNS has previously carried out projects in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Shenyang and Beijing.